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Editors I find are really good at helping me to decide whether or not a piece is perfect or as perfect as possible. I just had a discussion with one in which I was very understanding of her point of view, and without defensiveness, while exploring her options for a re-write, I seemed to convince her that the poem should stay just the way it was. I wasn’t sure until I got the paperwork yesterday. But basically I just politely told her, no, I’m not changing it, but thank you for giving the piece so much thought. Still, even though it wasn’t a typo issue, it was good practice at really analyzing a piece. I just didn’t want to sound defensive–“Are you kidding me? Do you know how many times I’ve already drafted and re-drafted this!?” Yeah, editors are good, even when their suggestions are dismissed. 😉